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The fault that ruptured beneath New Jersey on Friday morning was likely an ancient, sleeping seam in the Earth, awakened by geologic forces in a region where earthquakes are rare and seismic risks are not fully understood. The magnitude-4.8 earthquake was the strongest in New Jersey in over 200 years.
” Compared to the West Coast, earthquakes on the East Coast can be felt at a great distance and can cause more pronounced shaking relative to their magnitude because rocks in the region are often older, harder and more dense. “These are competent rocks that transmit energy well,” Simons said. Friday’s earthquake was felt widely, from Washington, D.C. to Boston. It was also quite shallow — the USGS said it likely ruptured less than 3 miles beneath the Earth’s surface.
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